else (Else)

This element is similar to an else statement in a programming language in that it wraps elements which are to be used when the if conditionals are not true.

[Example: Consider the following example of an else element in a DrawingML diagram within the context of a choose statement:

<choose name="Name1">

   <if name="Name2" func="var" arg="dir" op="equ" val="norm">

      <alg type="snake">

         <param type="grDir" val="tL"/>

         <param type="flowDir" val="row"/>

         <param type="contDir" val="sameDir"/>

         <param type="off" val="ctr"/>

      </alg>

   </if>

   <else name="Name3">

      <alg type="snake">

         <param type="grDir" val="tR"/>

         <param type="flowDir" val="row"/>

         <param type="contDir" val="sameDir"/>

         <param type="off" val="ctr"/>

      </alg>

   </else>

</choose>

 

In this example, a else element is used to define a set of parameters associated with the snake algorithm when the diagram is reversed. end example]

Parent Elements

choose (§5.9.2.6)

 

Child Elements	Subclause
alg (Algorithm)	§5.9.2.3
choose (Choose Element)	§5.9.2.6
constrLst (Constraint List)	§5.9.2.9
extLst (Extension List)	§5.9.2.13
forEach (For Each)	§5.9.2.14
layoutNode (Layout Node)	§5.9.2.19
presOf (Presentation Of)	§5.9.2.21
ruleLst (Rule List)	§5.9.2.25
shape (Shape)	§5.9.2.27

 

Attributes	Description
name (Name)	A unique name associated with the choose statement.   [Example: Consider the following example of a else element in a DrawingML diagram:   <else name="Name1">   ...   </else>   In this example, the else element is named Name1. end example].   The possible values for this attribute are defined by the XML Schema string datatype.

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_Otherwise">

   <choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">

   <element name="alg" type="CT_Algorithm" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>

   <element name="shape" type="CT_Shape" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>

   <element name="presOf" type="CT_PresentationOf" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>

   <element name="constrLst" type="CT_Constraints" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>

   <element name="ruleLst" type="CT_Rules" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>

   <element name="forEach" type="CT_ForEach"/>

   <element name="layoutNode" type="CT_LayoutNode"/>

   <element name="choose" type="CT_Choose"/>

   <element name="extLst" type="a:CT_OfficeArtExtensionList" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>

   </choice>

   <attribute name="name" type="xsd:string" use="optional" default=""/>

</complexType>